Jimi Hendrix videography

Jimi Hendrix videography
The Jimi Hendrix Experience performing
for Netherlands television in 1967[1]
Concert films10
Documentaries14
Music performances in other films7

Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter whose career spanned from 1962 to 1970.[2] He appeared in several commercially released films of concerts and documentaries about his career, including two popular 1960s music festival films – Monterey Pop (1968)[3] and Woodstock (1970).[4] A short documentary, Experience (1968), also known as See My Music Talking, was also screened.[5][6]

At the time of his death, two concert films were in development. Jimi Plays Berkeley (1971) was the first film featuring Hendrix to be issued posthumously.[7] A second, tentatively titled The Last Experience, was filmed of the Jimi Hendrix Experience's last British concert.[8] However, legal difficulties have prevented its release.[8] Additionally, a theatrical film, with incidental music and 17 minutes of Hendrix's performing, was released as Rainbow Bridge (1971).[9] In 1973, the first attempt at a biographical documentary film, titled Jimi Hendrix was released.[9]

Over the years, many concert films and documentaries have been forthcoming. In addition to full-length performances at Monterey and Woodstock, Hendrix's 1970 concerts at the Isle of Wight and the Atlanta International Pop Festivals have been released on video.[10] DVD releases of several of these and the earlier films have been certified as "Gold" and "Platinum" in several countries.[11][12][13] The 2013 documentary Hear My Train A Comin' received an Emmy Award in 2014.[14]

  1. ^ Roby 2002, p. 224: "Only a silent two-minute 8mm film survives [of the Experience performing November 30, 1967, on Hoepla television show]".
  2. ^ McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, pp. 22, 247.
  3. ^ Shadwick 2003, pp. 114–116.
  4. ^ Shadwick 2003, pp. 224–226.
  5. ^ "Jimi Hendrix Encyclopedia: August 19 & 20, 1968". JimiHendrix.com (official website). Archived from the original on April 15, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  6. ^ McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, pp. 78–79.
  7. ^ Roby 2002, pp. 249–250.
  8. ^ a b Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 705.
  9. ^ a b Shapiro & Glebbeek 1990, p. 704.
  10. ^ Roby 2002, pp. 250–253.
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